A Republican lawyer hired to investigate the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin has reportedly been routinely deleting documents he considers 'irrelevant or useless,' drawing legal scrutiny.
A Republican lawyer hired to investigate the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin has reportedly been routinely deleting documents he considers"irrelevant or useless," drawing legal scrutiny.
Attorneys for Gableman told the group his office has destroyed documents it deems"irrelevant or useless" in a letter penned to the group dated April 8. State law requires most public officials to retain records, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The letter came in response to a request to a letter American Oversight sent them alleging his office had not turned over all its records in compliance with a prior court ruling.
"When a document comes to the OSC, the OSC evaluates whether the document is of use to the investigation. If it is, that document is downloaded and kept for further investigation, or for use in the OSC’s reports and recommendations. If the document is irrelevant or useless to the investigation, the OSC deletes that document," his attorney wrote in the letter.
News of the deleted records drew criticism from state Democrats, including state Sen. Chris Larson, who argued it was another reason to end his inquiry.
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